Neal Stephenson Quote
Sorry, she said, I got out as fast as I could, but I had to stay and socialize. Protocol, you know.Explain protocol, Nell said. This was how she always talked to the Primer.At the place we’re going, you need to watch your manners. Don’t say ‘explain this’ or ‘explain that.’Would it impose on your time unduly to provide me with a concise explanation of the term protocol? Nell said.Again Rita made that nervous laugh and looked at Nell with an expression that looked like poorly concealed alarm.
Neal Stephenson
Sorry, she said, I got out as fast as I could, but I had to stay and socialize. Protocol, you know.Explain protocol, Nell said. This was how she always talked to the Primer.At the place we’re going, you need to watch your manners. Don’t say ‘explain this’ or ‘explain that.’Would it impose on your time unduly to provide me with a concise explanation of the term protocol? Nell said.Again Rita made that nervous laugh and looked at Nell with an expression that looked like poorly concealed alarm.
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About Neal Stephenson
Stephenson's work explores mathematics, cryptography, linguistics, philosophy, currency, and the history of science. He also writes nonfiction articles about technology in publications such as Wired. He has written novels with his uncle, George Jewsbury ("J. Frederick George"), under the collective pseudonym Stephen Bury.
Stephenson has worked part-time as an advisor for Blue Origin, a company (founded by Jeff Bezos) developing a spacecraft and a space launch system, and also co-founded the Subutai Corporation, whose first offering is the interactive fiction project The Mongoliad. He was Magic Leap's Chief Futurist from 2014 to 2020.